Sanitary milk-bottle rack



Jan. l, 1929.

, D. DIAMOND ET AL.

SANITARY MILK BOTTLE RACK Filed Aug. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f QM Jan. 1, 1929. 1,697,055

D. DIAMOND ET AL `SANITARY MILK BOTTLE RACK Filed Aug. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor; aw' z'amom' fore/v F Elm' y ttarney Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

rfi-west DAVID DIAMOND AEND JOSEPH iF. FODOR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SANITRY MILKBOTTIAE RACK.

:application vmea .August f4, 19er. sei-iai m9210595.

This invention relatesto milk bottle iracks and has oran object ftoprovideadevice olf this ciaracter adapted to be secured tothe outside of a doorand arranged to supportone or more milk bottles therein in suspended position above the lower edge of the door so as `to eliminate the usual practice of setting bottles ot milk upon the door sill or floor ot a porch during the delivery of the same, thus to provide means for-removing the bott-les out of reach Aof animals.

A ittntherobject of the intention is to provide arack oi this character embodying a cover' ifor the ne'clro't 'the bottle while at the same `time supporting `the same in a suspended position, thus protecting the top of the bottle from rain or dirt or dust.

A still vfurther object is to provide rack of Jthis characterarrangedto be secured in'position upon a door with one end adjacent the door jamb and with its-'opposite end provided with a closure device permitting the free insertion ot the neck olf one or moremilk bottles and adap'ted-to-be secured in closed position alter the bottles have been arranged in the rack and which cannot beopened eX- cept upon the removal of the bottles from the rack and arranged to prevent the removal di 'the bottles therefrom except upon the opening of the door.

A further object isto provide a rack o1 this character of simple and practical construo tion, neat and attractive in appearance, etlicient and secure in protecting the removal of the bottles in an unauthorized manner, ineX- pensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes ior which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in ther special construction and combination of the various elements of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinz- Figure l is an elevational view sho wing the rack in position with respect to a door. Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof. Figure 3 is a front end view. Figure i is a side elevational view. Figure 5 is a bottom plan view. Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional View taken along a line G-G of Figure 3, and,

Figure 7 is a perspective view ofthe rack door locking lever. o

Referring now to the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my inventionn I provide a su stantia'lly rectangular shaped rack which isopen at each end and alongits lower sideand comprisinga pair ot parallel sideinembers 5 and a top section Each of the side members 5 are provided with a pair of alined slotted openii'igs 7, enlarged at one end whereby to receive the head or' a screw 8 adapted to secure the rack in a horizontal position to the outer sideo a door 9.

Inattaching the racl in position to the door, the door is opened and the rack secured with one end overlapping the edge or the door janib 10, the slots 7 perl'nitting 'the rack to be moved horizontally to a slight extentto p'reventen` gagei'nent of the rack with the jainb so as to permit Jdie door vto be closed. With the door arranged in closed position the screws 8 oc cupy a position in the slots atthe end thereof opposite from the enlarged `portion thereof.

it will thus be apparent that when the milk bottles ll are arranged within lthe rack in a manner hereinafter explained, that the same cannot be removed 'from the end ot the rack adjacent the amb except upon the opening of the door, As shown in F ig. i of the drawing the distance between the j amb and the end ot the rack is less than the length of the slots .7 thus preventing the rack from being moved so as to aline theheads di the screws withthe enlarged ends of the slot enabling the rackto be removed bodily from the door.

The lower edge ot' the side members 5 oi' the rack are provided with inturned flanges l2 adapted to engage the underside of the neck 13 of the milk bottle ll so as 'to support the bottles in suspended position from such langesA The end of the rack remote from the door jamb l() is provided with a door la swingingly mounted on a pin 15 at its upper end and constituting a closure for such end oit the rack. The lower edge oi the door la is formed into an inwardly extending upturned i ange 16, the adjacent ends oi: the flanges l2 of the sides of the rack having spring latch members 17 attached thereto with catches 18 at the ends thereoi` arranged for engaging the flange l of the door 14 whereby to secure said door in closed position. Y

When the rack is empty the latch 17 .is swung upwardly, thereby permitting the door M to be retained` in a normal open position. A bellcrank lever 19 is arranged longi tudinally within the rack of a formation more clearly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawing, and pivotally supported near its end adjacent the door 14 upon a transversely arranged rod 2O journaled in the side members 5 of the rack. The under side of the bell-crank lever 19 is formed with a longitudinally extending rib 21 adapted to be engaged by the upper edge o the bottles 11 as the saine is inserted in the end of the rack provided wit-h the door, the end of the bellcrank adjacent the door being provided at each side with arms 22 adapted to vengage the upper side of the latch members .17 whereby to force said latches downwardly as the bottles are moved inwardly of the rack in a direction toward the door 'jamb 1() so as to engage the rib 21 and move the same upwardly. `Vith the bottle arranged in position as shown in Figure 6 of the drawing and engaging the rib 17, upon the closing of the door 14 ot the rack the same is engaged by the catch formed on the latch member thus preventing t-he opening of the door to permit the removal of the bottles therefrom until the door 9 has been opened.

It is obvious that the invention is susceptible of various changes in the size, shape and combination of the various elements, without departing from the spirit or scope ot the appended claims, and we accordingly claim all such forms of the device to which we are entitled.

W e claim 1. In a. milk bottle rack, a rack member of substantially rectangular formation, open at its under side and at each end' thereof, and adapted for attaching in a substantially horizontal position, said rack being adapted to engage the neck of the bottle `for supporting the same in suspended position, a door swingingly mounted at one end of the rack member and arranged for independent manual operation for movement into a closed po sition, a latch engageab-le lwith the door for securing the same in closed position, and a bellerank pivotally mounted above the bottle within the rack member and operable upon the insertion of the bottle therein for engagement with the rack whereby to secure the latch against releasing movement with respect to said door.

2. In combination, a milk bottle rack ot' substantially rectangular formation and open at its under side and at each end thereof, and having door attaching means for arranging one end of the rack adjacent the j amb of the door to prevent access to within the rack from said end except upon the opening ot said door, milk bottle supporting langes formed along the underside of the rack, a door swingingly mounted at the opposite end of the rack and arranged for independent manual operation for movement into a closed position, a latch member arranged to engage the door for securing the same in closed position, and a bellcrank lever pivotally mounted within the rack having one end engageable with the latch member whereby to control the releasing thereof and its opposite end adapted for actuation by the insertion of a bottle within the rack, said belt rack and latch being arranged to provide an unrestricted passage for the bottles at all times, throughout the length of the rack whenever said rack door is maintained in open position, whereby to enable the insertion of any desired number of bottles in the rack.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures.

DAVID DIAMOND. JOSEPH F. FODOR. 

